
Joe Tangari on Evil Earworms in Millennium
02/24/23 • 39 min
Associate Publisher Adam Chamberlain interviews Joe Tangari about his perspectives on Millennium (1996-99) for Back to Frank Black (2012), an unprecedented volume from Fourth Horseman Press exploring the landmark television series. Tangari shares his expertise and insights on the use of popular music in the series.
Created by Chris Carter, Millennium tells the story of Frank Black (Lance Henriksen), a legendary forensic profiler gifted with the ability to see into the minds of killers. Through his work as a consultant with the F.B.I. and the mysterious Millennium Group, the series offers a thoughtful exploration of the nature and manifestations of evil in the modern world. Millennium ran for three seasons and sixty-seven episodes, but its story does not end there.
- Back to Frank Black
- Fourth Horseman Press
- Klea Scott
- Music
- Talking Heads "Life During Wartime"
- Carpenters "(They Long to Be) Close to You"
- Paul Mauriat "Love Is Blue"
- Evil "7 Swans a Singin'"
- Bobby Darin "Mack the Knife"
- Zager & Evans "In the Year 2525 (Exordium & Terminus)"
- Patti Smith "Land: Horses / Land of a Thousand Dances / La Mer (de)"
- Percy Sledge "The Dark End of the Street"
- Screamin' Jay Hawkins "Little Demon"
- Evil Earworms Spotify Playlist
- More Millennium
Teaser written by Brian A. Dixon and performed by Klea Scott
Produced by Adam Chamberlain
Associate Publisher Adam Chamberlain interviews Joe Tangari about his perspectives on Millennium (1996-99) for Back to Frank Black (2012), an unprecedented volume from Fourth Horseman Press exploring the landmark television series. Tangari shares his expertise and insights on the use of popular music in the series.
Created by Chris Carter, Millennium tells the story of Frank Black (Lance Henriksen), a legendary forensic profiler gifted with the ability to see into the minds of killers. Through his work as a consultant with the F.B.I. and the mysterious Millennium Group, the series offers a thoughtful exploration of the nature and manifestations of evil in the modern world. Millennium ran for three seasons and sixty-seven episodes, but its story does not end there.
- Back to Frank Black
- Fourth Horseman Press
- Klea Scott
- Music
- Talking Heads "Life During Wartime"
- Carpenters "(They Long to Be) Close to You"
- Paul Mauriat "Love Is Blue"
- Evil "7 Swans a Singin'"
- Bobby Darin "Mack the Knife"
- Zager & Evans "In the Year 2525 (Exordium & Terminus)"
- Patti Smith "Land: Horses / Land of a Thousand Dances / La Mer (de)"
- Percy Sledge "The Dark End of the Street"
- Screamin' Jay Hawkins "Little Demon"
- Evil Earworms Spotify Playlist
- More Millennium
Teaser written by Brian A. Dixon and performed by Klea Scott
Produced by Adam Chamberlain
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Created by Chris Carter, Millennium tells the story of Frank Black (Lance Henriksen), a legendary forensic profiler gifted with the ability to see into the minds of killers. Through his work as a consultant with the F.B.I. and the mysterious Millennium Group, the series offers a thoughtful exploration of the nature and manifestations of evil in the modern world. Millennium ran for three seasons and sixty-seven episodes, but its story does not end there.
- Back to Frank Black
- Fourth Horseman Press
- Klea Scott
- John Kenneth Muir
- More Millennium
Teaser written by Brian A. Dixon and performed by Klea Scott
Produced by Adam Chamberlain
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Created by Chris Carter, Millennium tells the story of Frank Black (Lance Henriksen), a legendary forensic profiler gifted with the ability to see into the minds of killers. Through his work as a consultant with the F.B.I. and the mysterious Millennium Group, the series offers a thoughtful exploration of the nature and manifestations of evil in the modern world. Millennium ran for three seasons and sixty-seven episodes, but its story does not end there.
- Back to Frank Black
- Fourth Horseman Press
- Klea Scott
- Sarah Jane Redmond
- Alexander Zelenyj
- More Millennium
Teaser written by Brian A. Dixon and performed by Klea Scott
Produced by Adam Chamberlain
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